Repair-shoe for corn-planters.



WITNESSES C. A. FLOWERS.

REPAIR SHOE FOR CORN PLANTERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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CLIFFORD A. FLOWERS, 0F CAMDEN, OHIO.

REPAIR-SHOE FOR CORN-PLANTERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Application filed May 22, 1914.. Serial No. 840,306.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLIFFORD A. FLOWERS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county ofPreble and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Repair-Shoes for Corn: Planters, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in quickrepair shoes for corn planters, and is designed as an improvement over asimilar device subsequently invented by me and patented February 2o,1912,'bearing'Patent #1018105.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple andinexpensive repair shoe or sole adapted to fit all standard makes ofplanter shoes for replacing and renewing the original worn out shoe.

A further object of the invention contemplates the provision of a threepiece repair shoe, wherein the center piece is'constructed in such anovel and peculiar manner as to space the sides sufliciently to permit aperfect fit of the device to the original shoe, also presenting a solidmetallic center to the ground for increasing the wearing surface andmaterially adding to the longevity of the device.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision oflocking means including a single slot formed within each side piece orsection of the shoe, through which a single transverse bolt extends.thereby allowing adjustment of the shoe, the said slots being disposedupon an angle to prevent upward movement of the bolt when adjusted ortightened.

The above and additional objects are accomplished bv such means as areillustrated in their preferred embodiment in'the accompanying drawings,described in the following s ecification, and then more particularlvpointed out in the claim which is appended hereto and forms a part ofthis application. Y

In describing mv invention in detail ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings. wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side elevation of a repair a shoe constructed in accordance with myinvention, illustrating the application thereof; Fig. 2 is a rear endview, the planter shoe being shown in section; and Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the repair shoe.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, wherein is illustratedthe preferred form of my invention, the numeral 1 designates a cornplanter runner or furrow opener-of any of the well known forms ofconstruction, to which the repair shoe comprising my invention issecured. The said shoe, designated in its entirety by the numeral 2, ispreferably composed of three pieces or sections, a center piece 3, andtwo side pieces or sections 4 and 5 which are welded or other wisesecured, as is clearly shown at 6 in Fig. 3 of the drawings to the saidcenter piece 3. The lower extremity of the sections 4- and 5 are taperedas at 7 to present a smooth outer surface to the shoe when properlyassembled, the said sections 1 and 5 being held parallel and in spacedrelation by means of the section 3 which is fitted therebetwcen. By theprovisicn of the space or passageway, above mentioned, it will be seenthat the repair shoe may be quickly fitted upon the runner 1 of theplanter and secured thereto in a manner to be hereinafter fullydescribed. The forward extremity of the shoe I 2 is cut upon an angle asis shown in Fig. 1

of the drawings, and made to present a solid metallic surface to theground during the operation of the device, thus materially pro longingthe life and usefulness of the shoe. The opposite or rear end of thesaid shoe is made upon an angle opposite to that of the forward end,this construction allowing the shoe to be set back the required distanceto prevent dirt from falling in the corn furrow during operation. Theplates or shoe sections being welded or otherwise secured as at 6, andthe lower edge'S of the central section 3 conforming approximately tothe contour or configuration of the lower edge of the planter shoe 1, itwill be seen that the corn furrow is cut and kept clear of falling dirtas desired.

Having described fully the detail construction of the shoe proper, themanner in which the same is secured or locked to the casing 1 of theplanter will now be described.

A pair of parallel angularly disposed slots 9 are arranged oppositely,one within each of the side sections 4 and 5 of the shoe, the said slotsextending in a plane substantially parallel with that of the rear faceor where it is held against movement in any direction by means of a nut11 threaded thereupon.

It Will be seen from, the,v above, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, that the provision of a three piece shoe willdecrease the cost of manufacture and at the same time create a devicesusceptible of application to any of the standard planter shoes nowinuse; that the provision of asin-v gle pair of oppositely disposedangular slots WillalloW adjustment of the shoe to various positions andangles that are necessaryin practial application; and that thesimplicity oi the device itself, as ell as the manner in which it isfastened or looked upon the runner Will greatly add to the efiiciencyand desirablity of the device. 1

'While the description herein given has been directed particularly toplanter shoes, it is obvious that the soleor repair shoe comprising theinvention may also be advan-- tageously applied to listers or similar implements.

It will be understood that the above description. and the accompanyingdrawings comprehend only the general and'preferred .1;

embodiment of my invention, and that various m nor changes in details ofconstruction, proportion, and arrangement oi -parts may be, made. w ithin the scopeof the appended claim, and Without sacrificing any of theadvantagesof the invention.

Having thusfullydescribedimy invention,

what; claim asinewi and desire to. secure by Letters Eatent, 1s

A repair shoe for corn planterscompris ing, side.- sections, made of aninferior material, a central; section made ofa higher grade of material,each of the side sections, being provided with a single, angularlydisposed slot, said slots being alined, and a1 singlei'astening elementfitting the .alined slots to contact With the planter and to permit ofboth" vertical and angular adjustment relatively thereto, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I afli -my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CLI FORD A- OW R Witnesses ERNEST BERTscH, FRANK- STEPHENS,

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